Security Data Scientist - ML and NLP Analytics

Leidos; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 131,000 - 237,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

11 paid holidays

401K with 6% match

Immediate vesting

Flexible schedules

Discounted stock purchase plan

Technical upskilling

Education and training support

Parental paid leave

Job summary

Leidos in McLean, VA is seeking a Data Scientist with an entrepreneur’s mindset to support a fast-paced data science team focused on national security projects. The role emphasizes building ML models, NLP, and data-driven decision support within ASBA.

Candidates should have strong Python and SQL skills, experience with NLP, SNA, and data visualization, and be capable of working with AWS and API interfaces. Clearance and senior experience are required.

Qualifications

• Must have TS/SCI with Polygraph.
• Proficiency in Python and SQL for data extraction and modeling.
• Experience with NLP techniques and libraries (spaCy, Hugging Face, NLTK, TensorFlow).
• Strong background in statistics, ML, and data visualization.

Responsibilities

• Build statistical and machine learning models and NLP solutions.
• Construct and run complex SQL queries and API data extraction.
• Perform web scraping and process unstructured data.
• Apply automation and ML to manage data and generate data-driven recommendations.
• Learn and leverage AWS and Git technologies.

Skills

TS/SCI with Polygraph

Python

SQL

NLP

SNA

Data visualization

Statistics & modeling

Education

BS degree in a technical field

MS degree preferred

Tools

AWS

Git

APIs

Job description

Leidos in McLean, VA is seeking a Data Scientist with an entrepreneur’s mindset to support a fast-paced data science team focused on national security projects. The role emphasizes building ML models, NLP, and data-driven decision support within ASBA.

Candidates should have strong Python and SQL skills, experience with NLP, SNA, and data visualization, and be capable of working with AWS and API interfaces. Clearance and senior experience are required.